diff --git a/pymilvus/client/grpc_handler.py b/pymilvus/client/grpc_handler.py
index 9084ea33d..210a5228f 100644
--- a/pymilvus/client/grpc_handler.py
+++ b/pymilvus/client/grpc_handler.py
@@ -1404,7 +1404,7 @@ def describe_database(self, db_name: str, timeout: Optional[float] = None):
         request = Prepare.describe_database_req(db_name=db_name)
         resp = self._stub.DescribeDatabase(request, timeout=timeout)
         check_status(resp.status)
-        return DatabaseInfo(resp).properties
+        return DatabaseInfo(resp).to_dict()
 
     @retry_on_rpc_failure()
     def get_load_state(
diff --git a/pymilvus/client/types.py b/pymilvus/client/types.py
index 8f0b8c629..5c95d3df2 100644
--- a/pymilvus/client/types.py
+++ b/pymilvus/client/types.py
@@ -1020,3 +1020,7 @@ def __init__(self, info: Any) -> None:
 
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         return f"DatabaseInfo(name={self.name}, properties={self.properties})"
+
+    def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Converts the DatabaseInfo instance to a dictionary."""
+        return {"name": self.name, "properties": self.properties}